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A 120 million year-old eyeball was discovered in a bird fossil found in China. The soft eye tissues were remarkably preserved and show that the small enantiornithe, who has not yet been named, could see in color! The Cretaceous period bird also had a beak full of teeth and clawed wings.
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The sale of ivory has been banned in China! Most ivory is obtained from elephant tusks. Elephants are an endangered species because of poaching and habitat loss. Nearly 30,000 elephants a year were killed illegally for their tusks, so conservationists are excited that China has taken this big step to help protect them.
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Who wants cheese in their tea, raise your hand! Cheese tea is a growing trend that started in China. A foam made of whipped cream, milk and cream cheese is added to black or green tea and topped with a pinch of salt. It’s like having tea and cheesecake in one cup!
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A massive waterway system excavated in the Yangtze Delta region in China is over 5100 years old! The Liangzhu was a Neolithic agricultural society known for their jade objects. Now we know they were also amazing hydraulic engineers! The 18 mile network of canals, dams and levees took around 3000 people only 10 years to build.
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Scientists unearthed 215 fossilized pterosaur eggs in China, including 16 that contained preserved embryos. Pterosaurs were flying vertebrates that lived 120 million years ago in the Cretaceous period. Researchers think the soft-shelled 3 inch long eggs were so well preserved because a flood washed them into the bottom of a lake.
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